Live auction - fco_992384 - ISLES OF FRANCE AND BOURBON 3 Sols 1779 Paris

ISLES OF FRANCE AND BOURBON 3 Sols 1779 Paris XF

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Estimate :	180 €
Price :	191 €
Maximum bid :	191 €
End of the sale :	01 April 2025 18:46:42
bidders :	4 bidders

Type : 3 Sols

Date: 1779

Mint name / Town : Paris

Quantity minted : 1865300

Metal : billon

Millesimal fineness : 208 ‰

Diameter : 23 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 1,88 g.

Edge : lisse

Rarity : R2

Catalogue references :

Lec.6 - KM18/1

Predigree :

Collection d’un descendant du Comte Jacques Defermon (1752-1831) ministre d'État et directeur des finances de 1808 à 1815

Obverse

Obverse legend : LOUIS XVI. R. DE (MG) FR. ET DE NAV..

Obverse description : couronne et trois fleurs de lys.

Reverse

Reverse legend : ISLES DE FR. ET DE BOURBON. // 3 / SOLS. / 1779 / A.

Reverse description : dans le champ.

Reverse translation : (Îles de France et de Bourbon).

Commentary

Monnaie commune à “l’Ile de France” et à l”Ile Bourbon” frappée en 1779 par la Monnaie de Paris. L’”Ile Bourbon” fut rebaptisée définitivement “Ile de la Réunion” en 1848. L’”Ile de France” fut conquise par les Anglais en 1814 et renommée Ile Maurice..
Common coin for the “Ile de France” and the “Ile Bourbon” minted in 1779 by the Paris Mint. The “Ile Bourbon” was definitively renamed “Ile de la Réunion” in 1848. The “Ile de France” was conquered by the English in 1814 and renamed Mauritius.